Port of Oakland operating revenue at all-time high in FY 2015

Press Release For Immediate Release September 25, 2015 Port of Oakland operating revenue at all-time high in FY 2015 $336.6 million total is up 4.2 percent from previous year   Oakland, CA – September 25, 2015: Operating revenue at the Port of Oakland reached an all-time high in Fiscal Year 2015. The Port today reported […]

Dredging season: Port of Oakland gets down and dirty again

Press Release For Immediate Release September 21, 2015 Dredging season: Port of Oakland gets down and dirty again $3.7 million program to maintain 50-foot depth at berths for container vessels   Oakland, CA – September 21, 2015: Once again, the Port of Oakland is getting down and dirty. The Port said today it’s nearly a […]

Port of Oakland: ‘We need to make it easier for truckers’

Press Release For Immediate Release September 16, 2015 Port of Oakland: ‘We need to make it easier for truckers’ Measures to cut delays could take pressure off drivers’ bottom line   Oakland, CA – September 16, 2015: Global trade rides on the back of U.S. truck drivers, a senior Port of Oakland official said today. […]

Eat Real Festival transforms Jack London Square into an eating extravaganza

Press Release For Immediate Release September 15, 2015 Eat Real Festival transforms Jack London Square into an eating extravaganza More than 125,000 visitors expected to attend three-day food fest Sept. 18-20   Note to Editor Photo ops: Port of Oakland has created a video highlighting the upcoming Eat Real Festival – feel free to use […]

Port of Oakland import rally rolls on: up 15 percent in August

Press Release For Immediate Release September 14, 2015 Port of Oakland import rally rolls on: up 15 percent in August Sixth-straight monthly volume increase sets stage for peak shipping season   Oakland, CA – September 14, 2015: Containerized import volume keeps growing at the Port of Oakland as peak shipping season nears. The Port said […]

Port of Oakland: vessel traffic jam in San Francisco Bay fading

Press Release For Immediate Release September 1, 2015 Port of Oakland: vessel traffic jam in San Francisco Bay fading Six straight days without a ship waiting for berth   Oakland, CA – September 1, 2015: A backlog of container ships crowding San Francisco Bay is fading, the Port of Oakland said today. The Port reported […]

OAK Passenger Traffic Up 8.7% for Year Ended June 30, 2015

Press Release For Immediate Release August 28, 2015 OAK Passenger Traffic Up 8.7% for Year Ended June 30, 2015 Port donates 370 backpacks, one for every student at Prescott School   Oakland, CA – August 28, 2015: Oakland International Airport (OAK) ended the Port of Oakland fiscal year (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015) […]

Port of Oakland sponsors Back to School Giveaway

Press Release For Immediate Release August 26, 2015 Port of Oakland sponsors Back to School Giveaway Port donates 370 backpacks, one for every student at Prescott School   Oakland, CA – August 26, 2015: The Port of Oakland today is donating 370 backpacks to every student at Preparatory Literary Academy of Cultural Excellence (P.L.A.C.E.) at […]

What’s in the box? Top commodities at Port of Oakland

Press Release For Immediate Release August 25, 2015 What’s in the box? Top commodities at Port of Oakland Over $40 billion in goods move through Port annually   Oakland, CA – August 25, 2015: The Port of Oakland moves 99% of the containerized goods that come through Northern California. What’s in the Box? Anything from […]

Port of Oakland favors Saturday gates, with two caveats

CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin at Seaport

For Immediate Release August 21, 2015 Tells Federal Maritime Commission: need more labor, reasonable fee Oakland, CA – August 21, 2015: The Port of Oakland wants Saturday operations at its marine terminals. But it has two big concerns. That was the message Executive Director Chris Lytle delivered this week in a letter to the Federal […]